More on that poster celebrating Sikh Heritage Month. https://t.co/IPqTWjy2ud pic.twitter.com/4P7Mj7XMz0 — @metromorningTo celebrate Sikh Heritage Month in the same year Canada marks its 150th birthday, the Sikh Heritage Museum of Canada took a somewhat unusual approach. Macdonald's call for an army of Sikhs came from a little-known letter he sent to his friend Sir Henry Sumner Maine in 1867. Pardeep Singh Nagra, executive director of the Sikh Heritage Museum of Canada, said in many ways Macdonald's quote starts "the history of our legacy with Canada." Those fights aren't forgotten, but Nagra says the poster and Sikh Heritage Month will focus on the battles Sikhs and Canadians have waged together.

Source: CBC News April 13, 2017 14:26 UTC